Seventh Annual Bernard A. Sorhaindo Lecture to focus on obesity

Professor Ragoobirsingh will be the presenter at the lecture
Professor Ragoobirsingh will be the presenter at the lecture

The University of the West Indies (UWI) Open Campus Dominica, in association with the Dominica Medical Association and Optical Services, will present the Seventh Annual Bernard A. Sorhaindo Memorial Lecture on Thursday, August 21, 2014 commencing at 7:30 p.m. at the Fort Young Hotel Conference Room.

This year, the presenter is Professor Dalip Ragoobirsingh, Professor of Medical Biochemistry and Diabetology and Director of the Diabetes Education Programme at UWI Mona. Professor Ragoobirsingh will speak on the topic “Obesity: A Caribbean Dilemma.” He will examine the definition, diagnosis, causes and complications of obesity and provide guidelines of preventing and treating the disorders associated with it.

The emphasis of this lecture series is on health care and promotion of healthy lifestyles. Dr. B. A. Sorhaindo, Dominica’s first graduate of The UWI and one of the country’s most celebrated medical doctors, was an advocate for the availability of proper health care facilities and personnel in order to improve the quality of life of Dominicans.

The lecture will provide an opportunity for guests to listen to the speaker present for about 40 minutes.

Following the presentation, guests will be able to interact and to generate meaningful discussions about the influence of the topic on the Caribbean region.

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3 Comments

  1. anonymous2
    August 20, 2014

    The obesity problem in DA is due to all of the imported garbage food that is shipped in. And the people go for it.

  2. August 19, 2014

    You guyscin DA need to act fast because we have a lot ofobese young people especially the women.Take for instant the plus pagent show we should not be promoting that. I am not saying that meg is the thing but think of our hearts and the drain on the medical bills also diabetes.

  3. Elisabeth Warrington
    August 19, 2014

    Obesity? In Dominica? Of course there’s a problem with obesity in Dominica! If you allow so-called restaurants like Pizza Hut and KFC, etc. to open their franchises on the island (and other Caribbean islands), diabetes and obesity will prevail. These are American fast food restaurants and look how this type of food affects Americans of all ages! Whatever happened to all the natural resources on the island: fresh fish, fruit, locally grown vegetables? Are those now “old fashioned” and outdated?

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